"Stop right there! How could you say this to your mother?" Alyssa called after Desmond who was making his way towards the staircase.
He turned with a slight frown on his face. "Let's not argue about this—or anything else for that matter. I'm in too good of a mood to ruin it over meaningless chatter. You can go to sleep in the guest room, mother."
Alyssa gritted her teeth as he really walked out on her. Her hands clenched to fists, knowing that there wasn't anything she could do to change his attitude.
It irked her to the core. How could he not see that their troubles began the second Zaria started investigating their family? It was uncertain what exactly she wanted but she was making the Fort family fall apart with everything she did.
Even though she had told the truth in court in the end, she was only doing so to gain Desmond's trust.
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